“Home is” Craftsmen Impact Project
Mobile Eye Surgery Centre Donation Programme
Over the past 50 years, Yip's Chemical has been committed to providing high-quality chemical products for every family and creating a comfortable "home" for consumers. As we celebrate our Golden Jubilee, we extended the spirit of “home” and curated the "Home is" project that connects local painters, carpenters and colorists to inherit craftsmanship, promote maker spirit and improve the living environment of people in need.
Strategic Partner
Creating Shared Value
Commercial Values
Social Impacts
“Home is” Project Thematic Video
Pillar Programmes
“Home”-oriented
Master Club
Wellness Platform tailor made for Paint Masters
Home Academy
Craftsmanship Imparting Platform
Renovation with Heart
Free Home Improvement Services for Families in Need
Master Club
Wellness Platform tailor made for Paint Masters
Home Academy
Craftsmanship Imparting Platform
Renovation with Heart
Free Home Improvement Services for Families in Need
"Master Club" is jointly established by Yip's Chemical and its subsidiary Camel Paints to support the physical and mental health of painters, and help them lead colorful lives through various wellness programmes. Medical professionals and stretching instructors arrange group stretching classes or one-on-one stretching treatments according to the health condition of the painters in a way to help them prevent or relieve occupational pain.
Partners
"Home Academy" connects carpenters and colorists to pass on skills to the public, the disadvantaged and the family members of the painters of “Master Club”. It promotes "maker spirit" through the production of exquisite and practical wood crafts, improving the makers’ home environment.
"Community Exploration" programme empowers local students to learn through the process of "experiment, analysis, design, creation, practice and promotion".
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Beneficiaries
“Home is” launches the “Be-A-Craftsman Experience” programme to continue its efforts in promoting craftsmanship. With emphasis on both theory and practice, the programme offers youngsters with an opportunity to develop diverse skills and broaden the possibilities of their future careers. Experienced painters and professional colourists from Camel Paint shared their experience in painting, color theory, oil painting art, whiteboard paint application and paths in the industry. Placements at youth centres were also provided for the youth to put their painting skills into practice, contributing to the community. The programme not only aims to introduce more youngsters to the craft of painting, but to also support them in exploring their potential in life.
Partner
"Renovation with Heart" pools Yip's Chemical staff, “Master Club” painters and their families to form a volunteer team to provide local families in need with free home renovation or repair services. We aim to create a comfortable home for them, and demonstrate the mutual support spirit of Hong Kong people.
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Beneficiary
Yip’s Chemical launched the “Mobile Eye Surgery Centre Donation Programme” (“the programme”) in collaboration with the Asian Foundation for the Prevention of Blindness and the China Disabled Persons’ Federation in 2010. The Group has donated several mobile eye surgery centres, equipped with advanced ophthalmological surgery equipment, to help restore the vision of cataract patients in remote parts of Mainland China. Since the launch of the programme, Yip’s Chemical and the Ip Chi Shing Charitable Foundation, which was founded by the Group’s Chairman, Mr Tony Ip, have donated 12 mobile eye surgery centres which provide cataract patients in rural areas across the Mainland with initial screening, surgery and follow-up consultations to Jiangsu, Shandong, Inner Mongolia, Yunnan, Heilongjiang, Shanxi, Hunan, Hebei, Guizhou, Henan, Jiangxi and Guangxi, bringing the total donation made thus far to over HK$30 million. We also arrange for employees and business partners to visit the provinces that benefit from the donation programme and to pay home visits to patients, and promote cataract prevention to the public.
Since the inception of the mobile eye surgery centre donation project in 2010, 12 mobile centres have been running in different provinces in Mainland China, and more than 150,000 cataract patients have undergone treatment.
Mobile Eye Surgery Centre Donation Programme - Video of Past Volunteer Visits
